Video

Advancing participatory communication

Enabling community dialogue

Promoting gender equality

Raising farmer’s voice

Now that research is proving the effectiveness of ICTs in increasing the incomes of smallholder famers across Africa, everyone wants a piece of the action.

The video below shows ICTs from the European multinational software giant SAP in action in Wenchi, Southern Ghana. The software helps smallholder farmers and everyone up and down the cashew production chain to increase trust, efficiency, quality, and of course increase their return on investment.

Location

A Thousand Suns tells the story of the Gamo Highlands of the African Rift Valley and the unique worldview held by the people of the region. This isolated area has remained remarkably intact both biologically and culturally. It is one of the most densely populated rural regions of Africa yet its people have been farming sustainably for 10,000 years. Shot in Ethiopia, New York and Kenya, the film explores the modern world's untenable sense of separation from and superiority over nature and how the interconnected worldview of the Gamo people is fundamental in achieving long-term sustainability, both in the region and beyond. It is essential to investigate how we can encourage better dialogue between the modern and traditional worlds.

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The following videos show community radio and participatory video projects based on ComDev methodologies accomplished in Africa. These informative videos demonstrate the effectiveness of participatory communication for rural development. The videos include as well a number of communication experts consultations (2006) that evidence the central role of communication for development in promoting rural development and eradicating food insecurity.